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Compared to other groups, conservatives have least confidence in science
Examining other demographic trends, Gauchat noted that the only other group to see a significant decline over time is regular churchgoers. Crunching the data, he states, indicates that "The growing force of the religious right in the conservative movement is a chief factor contributing to conservatives distrust in science." This decline in trust occurred even among those who had college or graduate degrees, despite the fact that advanced education typically correlated with enhanced trust in science.
Study: Conservatives' Trust of Science Hits All Time Low - US News and World Report
Just 35 percent of conservatives said they had a "great deal of trust in science" in 2010, a 28 percent decline since 1974, when 48 percent of conservativesabout the same percentage as liberalstrusted science.
Science has been dependent on the government for funding since World War II. Does that arrangement change if we're electing more conservative politicians?"
Conservatives' trust in science has declined sharply - latimes.com
Chris Mooney, who wrote "The Republican War on Science," which Gauchat cites, agreed. "If you think of the reasons behind this as nature versus nurture, all this would be nurture, that it was the product of the conservative movement," he said. "I think being educated is a proxy for people paying attention to politics, and when they do, they tune in to Fox News and blogs."
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Come on. Is it any wonder? I would like some of these conservatives to post links proving the opposite, but they can't and won't. There is a Republican "War on Science". It's real. It exists.
6% baby, 6%
Examining other demographic trends, Gauchat noted that the only other group to see a significant decline over time is regular churchgoers. Crunching the data, he states, indicates that "The growing force of the religious right in the conservative movement is a chief factor contributing to conservatives distrust in science." This decline in trust occurred even among those who had college or graduate degrees, despite the fact that advanced education typically correlated with enhanced trust in science.
Study: Conservatives' Trust of Science Hits All Time Low - US News and World Report
Just 35 percent of conservatives said they had a "great deal of trust in science" in 2010, a 28 percent decline since 1974, when 48 percent of conservativesabout the same percentage as liberalstrusted science.
Science has been dependent on the government for funding since World War II. Does that arrangement change if we're electing more conservative politicians?"
Conservatives' trust in science has declined sharply - latimes.com
Chris Mooney, who wrote "The Republican War on Science," which Gauchat cites, agreed. "If you think of the reasons behind this as nature versus nurture, all this would be nurture, that it was the product of the conservative movement," he said. "I think being educated is a proxy for people paying attention to politics, and when they do, they tune in to Fox News and blogs."
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Come on. Is it any wonder? I would like some of these conservatives to post links proving the opposite, but they can't and won't. There is a Republican "War on Science". It's real. It exists.
6% baby, 6%